This is a gorgeous reissue of recordings from the Fifties done by Leopold Stokowski of American composers who were then more popular than they are today. Henry Cowell"s atmospheric Persian Set, of 1957, perfectly suited Cowell, who was known for experimenting with unusual modalites, in this case Iranian ones. More recommended here is the music of Roger Goeb and Ben Weber. Goeb"s nostalgic Symphony No. 3 (1952) belongs to the Roy Harris/Howard Hanson/Aaron Copland school of midwestern American music that emerged during the Thirties and Forties. Weber"s Symphony on Poems of William Blake is the more discordant and modern piece here. Highly recommended. --Paul Cook